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Offline KevinGage

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #180 on: July 21, 2018, 09:29:40 PM »
Amusing reaction on that lot.com

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lentini2001
If blues fell into a bucket of tits they would come out sucking a thumb.

Whereas that lot would fall off the roof of Rackham's and land in a suit

We are Don Draper to their Benny from Crossroads. 

They know it, we know it.

Offline Risso

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #181 on: July 21, 2018, 10:09:01 PM »
Makes me feel old remembering Brum before Rackhams.

Delving through my family tree, my grandad's cousin, Maurice Isacke Clutterbuck, was chairman of Rackham and Co in the 1920s.  My grandad also had the middle name Isacke, which was the maiden name of my great grandmother.  Birmingham royalty, me.

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #182 on: July 21, 2018, 11:02:20 PM »
What hasn’t been spoken about is that as much as Xia has a lot to do with the financial problems his business connections may very well have helped save the club. We’ve all seen him presenting at conferences or networking in various parts of the world. Billionaires like these two don’t appear on everyone’s contact list so whatever role Xia played in getting these two in he should be commended for doing so.

Yes, well done Dr Tony, well done for bringing the club to the edge of financial meltdown in the space of 18 months, managing to bring about a situation where we have stories like this:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-takeover-saved-steve-12958776

... only to accept an offer from some people he'd never have heard of had he not got us so desperate in the first place, thereby attracting their attention.

The sooner we get rid of this shyster, the better.

Offline PaulWinch again

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #183 on: July 21, 2018, 11:26:01 PM »
Yes, I’m not sure how much credit can be taken from basically having us on the verge of going to the wall. We’re fortunate that wealthy investors have been prepared to invest, but it’s not like this is on the back of a coherent plan.

Online London Villan

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #184 on: July 21, 2018, 11:35:44 PM »
He was clearly an opportunist, a gambler, who would have cashed in if we'd been promoted.

Offline jay

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #185 on: July 21, 2018, 11:48:26 PM »
He was clearly an opportunist, a gambler, who would have cashed in if we'd been promoted.
yeah I agree

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #186 on: July 21, 2018, 11:52:51 PM »
I'd go with gambler more than chancer/shyster. Mainly because he did have access to the best part of £150m, which in my experience the chancer/shyster types don't. I think more Knighton with those terms, wanted to buy Man Utd, but could only afford Carlisle and UFO chasing.

Such a shame that the whole regenerating the area appears to have been load of old bollocks.

Online wozwebs

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #187 on: July 21, 2018, 11:55:44 PM »
Interesting article. Tony turned down £90m from a Saudi Group.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-takeover-saved-steve-12958776

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #188 on: July 22, 2018, 05:26:14 AM »
What happened to the Meaning Evil’s pages of explanation that everything would take time because of due diligence etc?!? Shows they haven’t a scoobies

Offline Villafirst

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #189 on: July 22, 2018, 07:43:29 AM »
Interestingly, Adidas has a net worth of about $37 billion (2017 figure). Nassef Sawiris is it's largest individual shareholder at 6% holding. He bought in when Adidas was going through a rough spell in 2014. Afterwards the brand soared in the next 2 years. He seems a very astute businessman looking at articles I've read. I reckon we'll see Villa in Adidas kit at some point - not sure how long the Luke 1977 agreement runs for?

Offline brian green

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #190 on: July 22, 2018, 07:56:53 AM »
My opinion of Xia is similar to that of PWS.  He is a gambler.  A gambler who got in over his head.  It is the nature of gambling.  I extend to him the courtesy of letting a clearer picture of what actually happened at the club in the aftermath of the play off final before I call him a crook.

Offline myf

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #191 on: July 22, 2018, 08:07:38 AM »
My opinion of Xia is similar to that of PWS.  He is a gambler.  A gambler who got in over his head.  It is the nature of gambling.  I extend to him the courtesy of letting a clearer picture of what actually happened at the club in the aftermath of the play off final before I call him a crook.

Will be interesting to see how vocal xia is on twitter from now on.  I'm hoping they be instructed him to stay off it

Offline brian green

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #192 on: July 22, 2018, 08:25:48 AM »
In my very personal, very humble opinion, the Villa problems of the post Ellis era cannot be bundled up and dumped on two owners, Lerner and Xia both of whom sustained very heavy financial haircuts for the privilege of owning Aston Villa.  Our failure has been systemic and it is that systemic failure from the top to the bottom of the club that now needs to be addressed.

Online wozwebs

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #193 on: July 22, 2018, 08:47:36 AM »
Anyone else read it NSWE as North, South, West and East?

Offline Risso

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #194 on: July 22, 2018, 08:50:57 AM »
Anyone else read it NSWE as North, South, West and East?

It’s NSFW in my eyes.

 


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